by Number 9 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:32 am
Delighted so far and long may it continue.
I dont know where its came from but the team as a whole has a collective belief that they can win every game and are playing to the whistle for a result,they have a determination IMO rarely seen before under Rafa
The only dissapointment has been the Stoke result as said above,but in reality we could play another 100 games and dominate like that and win,it just was'nt our day.
As for the late winners on a few occasions,people may say its luck but I dont buy that,its called not settling for a point and keeping pressure up to the end.Basically its a team that wants to win the game more!
I was delighted with the result at City,the team would not have done that last year.To draw equal and still go for the winning goal was a great sign.A lot of people gave Rafa flack for his starting line up in this game but in fairness I feel the fact he changed things around when we were loosing was a sign that he has put his stuborness aside.
In too many games in previous seasons the team had not been functioning but he stuck with his tactics and we came away with draws when the game was there for the taking.
Overall I feel the early signs are that the manager and the players want it more this season.Very early but the signs are good...better than the last 5 years!
